Highest Hourly Wage Jobs (Median)
If any of high paying career fields below or on the previous page jump out at you, read further and find out more about just what it takes to do these jobs. Fascinated by computers? Always had a hankering for John Grisham’s legal descriptions? Have knack for selling? Learn more about all of these careers and get a line on your dream job on the following pages.
Top 50 Highest Paying Jobs by Median Hourly wage
(From America’s Career Info Net - 2007 statistics)
Airline pilots, co pilots, flight engineers - hourly N/A, $145, 600 and up
Anesthesiologists - $70.01 and up hourly, $145,600 and up yearly
Chief executives - $70.01 and up hourly, $145,600 and up yearly
Family and general practitioners -$70.01 and up hourly, $145,600 and up yearly
Internists, general -$70.01 and up hourly, $145,600 and up yearly
Obstetricians and gynecologists - $70.01 and up hourly, $145,600 and up yearly
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons - $70.01 and up hourly, $145,600 and up yearly
Orthodontists - $70.01 and up hourly, $145,600 and up yearly
Physicians and surgeons, all other - $70.01 and up hourly, $145,600 and up yearly
Prosthodontists - $70.01 and up hourly, $145,600 and up yearly
Psychiatrists - $70.01 and up hourly, $145,600 and up yearly
Surgeons- $70.01 and up hourly, $145,600 and up yearly
Pediatricians, general - $67.64 hourly, $140, 700 yearly
Dentists, general - $66.17 hourly, $137,600 yearly
Air traffic controller - $54.29 hourly, $112,900 yearly
Engineering managers - $53.37 hourly, $111,000 yearly
Podiatrists - $53.13 hourly, $110,500 yearly
Computer and information systems managers - $51.96 hourly, $108,100 yearly
Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates - $51.55 hourly, $107,200 yearly
Lawyers - $51.02 hourly, $106,100 yearly
Dentists, all other specialists - $50.69 hourly, $105,400 yearly
Marketing managers - $50.19 hourly, $104,400 yearly
Natural sciences managers - $50.02 hourly, $104,000 yearly
Petroleum engineers - $49.98 hourly, $104,000 yearly
Pharmacists - $48.31 hourly, $100,500 yearly
See: http://www.acinet.org/acinet/oview5.asp?Level=Overall
Seven Fields where the top-earning 25% of workers earn over $100,000 yearly:
- Sales Managers
- Securities, Commodities and Financial Services Sales Agents
- Financial Managers
- Computer and Information Services
- Actuaries (insurance assessors)
- Personal Finance Advisors
- Public Relations Managers
Source: AOL article